throughout my childhood‚ but I learned to rise‚ and be better than I was before‚ all thanks to one person. I wouldn’t be the person I am today and see a different outlook on life if it wasn’t for the life I had‚ much like Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh fought monsters and gods‚ but so did I‚ maybe not literal ones but figurative ones. These battles I had were with the people I was surrounded with but I also fought them internally. The alcoholic who I call my Dad‚ forced me to teach myself the morals of life and learn
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How Digital Media Shaped My Life Digital media has shaped and affected my life in a variety of different ways. The first way digital media is incorporated into my life is through social networks. From the moment I wake up until the minute I fall asleep a social network is probably open on some type of technology. Usually if I’m bored my phone is in my hand scrolling through newsfeeds whether it is on Twitter‚ Instagram‚ Snapchat‚ or even Facebook. Twitter is my way of staying updated on people’s
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My sophomore year in highschool we were in the semifinals of state championship for football. The whole team was ecstatic because our team had been performing very well all season. So well‚ that we knew for sure that we would defeat Oak Grove and move forward to state finalist‚ or so we thought. Going to state and winning was everyone’s dream on the team and we had not the patience to achieve our mutual goal. That game was no close call; we were ultimately conquered by Oak Grove and had no chance
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Have you ever been a part of a discourse community that has changed your life? For me Ballet Dalton was the discourse community that changed my life. This community of dancers quickly became my extended family‚ mainly because they made me feel welcomed and wanted. I cannot imagine life without joining this community. Ballet Dalton was where I finally felt like I belonged. This was a community of dancers who would encouraged and helped each other reach their complete potential. Ballet Dalton
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them badly‚ and what they are now may be a consequence of how they have reacted towards it. Their story might have made them successful in life. They may be brimming with happiness as of now‚ and all hardships that came with it proved to be worth it. Ever since I was a little girl‚ I loved to learn. In other words‚ a polymath is something I’d like to be. When I encounter something I do not comprehend‚ I would immediately ask my parents or my siblings‚ lest I forget it. If they do not know it either
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Volleyball had a significant impact on my life. It really helped build my self-esteem and instilled a value of hard work and setting goals. I was never the tallest player‚ never the fastest‚ or most athletic but I did work the hardest and I had a leadership quality. I also loved the game. I wanted to play every second that I could. If I wasn’t playing I was training. My motto was the harder you work the luckier you get. I remember trying to explain this concept my second oldest sister‚ who was an
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trouble throughout the school day. As graduation came closer i felt the need to change my ways and become a better person. My father had once told me about St. Lawrence and how he went there for his high school years. After hearing about what the school offers I felt it would be a good choice for me. I am thankful for choosing St. Lawrence as my high school because it has changed me over the years into who I am today. My first year at St. Lawrence was a rough year since I was a trouble maker. By January
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Trinity Rein Music Appreciation "Music in My Life" Music‚ more so now than ever before‚ is a huge part of my life. As a child I always enjoyed listening to music and singing along to it‚ and growing up it was always very important to me. Music moved me in a way that I really couldn’t explain and it still does today. I consider myself a very deep and philosophical person. I’m always trying to look beyond the surface of that which I see‚ hear‚ and experience‚ and extract the true‚ hidden meaning
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injuries many things shape how a person acts. Many of these things I have experienced but this is the only one that positively affected me. All of this started when I listened to one band’s song. One band changed my life. It began on a Monday in mid-December during my freshman year. (I had a dreadful cold from the week before‚ and I was still getting over it.4) It was a frigid and snowy typical winter day. (I was exhausted because I had spent a few hours in the hospital checking on my Uncle‚ although looking
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How Does Engineering Effect My Life Engineering has affected my life by transporting‚ sheltering‚ and expanding my knowledge. Engineering is important to me‚ but not just me‚ everyone because without engineers/engineering we would not be as smart as we are now. My quality of life has increased because of engineering. Engineering has helped my quality of life increase by improving my surroundings‚ and 90% of people’s knowledge is based off of engineering because Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf created
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